Making Sense of Nutrition
March 12th, 2008In the previous chapter we looked at how foods can help minimize the signs of aging. But let’s back up and think, not in terms of aging, but living, because that’s what you plan on doing for as long as possible, in the healthiest possible body. Every part of you is constantly changing. In fact, your liver, skin, and blood cells are completely replaced several times a year.
What you ate for breakfast contributes nutrients to every cell in your body, determining how healthy you’ll be, and even affecting the way you feel right now. Just imagine what a week’s or a month’s worth of nutrients can do. A decade’s worth of mediocre meals will create one scenario, while a decade’s worth of nutrient-packed meals will certainly create quite another—not just in the arteries of your heart, but also on the surface of your skin, in the glow of your eyes, and in the spring in your step.
The protection that certain foods provide simply cannot be duplicated in a pill or a superficial cosmetic treatment. Their nutrient makeup is as complex as each cell in your body. And each cell knows just how to maximize the benefits of every vibrant red pepper and bright yellow squash you eat. Multiply that by the more than a hundred million cells that make you who you are and you’ve got a body fueled by good nutrition and fit for living!